Come Sit At My House - Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Qiu Shuxue successfully entered her room. This time, they started kissing before she even had a chance to close the door.

Luo Qingmeng couldn’t push her away. The mommy who came home late was mercilessly bullied by her baby on the door.

Qiu Shuxue didn’t stop. Her attitude was a bit fierce. She had to know where Luo Qingmeng had gone. She asked while they were kissing, and she continued to kiss her after she was done.

Luo Qingmeng couldn’t handle her fierceness. It felt like every corner of her home had been marked by Qiu Shuxue. The worst part was that she was also constantly reflecting on her own actions.

Luo Qingmeng was a little angry. Why did she have to tell Qiu Shuxue every little detail? She had her own freedom. They weren’t in any kind of a relationship.

Every time she got angry, other waves would crash over her.

Her brain, lacking oxygen, would first call for help and then forget to be angry.

When Qiu Shuxue stopped, she said to her resentfully, “I haven’t eaten. I’m going to die.”

Luo Qingmeng thought she was talking about what they were doing, but then she realized she was hungry. She had been waiting all night and hadn’t eaten.

And she still had so much energy to play with her without eating.

She was truly a magical person.

But, Qiu Shuxue was also too stupid.

The two of them were resting. Luo Qingmeng was sitting on the sofa, and Qiu Shuxue pulled her back into her lap.

Luo Qingmeng was panting. Qiu Shuxue had her arms wrapped around her waist tightly. Their sweat was mixing together. Qiu Shuxue bit her shoulder. They were very intimate right now, not doing anything, just quietly leaning against each other.

Luo Qingmeng knew that she was a very wild person.

But… they had to eat.

Luo Qingmeng glared at her. “If you’re hungry, you have to eat. Let go.”

Luo Qingmeng tried to get up. Qiu Shuxue hooked her neck, kissed her on the lips, and said, “You feel bad for me, and I feel bad for you. I just ate you all up. How can I let you go make food like that?”

Luo Qingmeng’s face turned beet red. Qiu Shuxue had just made her look at herself. When she recalled the images she saw, her cheeks felt hot.

Qiu Shuxue grabbed her phone and ordered takeout. She asked Luo Qingmeng if she wanted barbecue. Luo Qingmeng was speechless. She just stared at her. She had made progress today. She didn’t cry, but her eyes were red.

Qiu Shuxue didn’t get an answer, so she kissed the corner of her eye. Qiu Shuxue ordered on her own. Luo Qingmeng felt that she should eat with her and reminded her, “Order for two people.”

“I know,” Qiu Shuxue said, leaning against her. “Do you want to eat this?”

Luo Qingmeng didn’t want to bother with her. She had never ordered takeout so late, let alone ate skewers with someone.

She looked at the time. It was already past midnight.

It would be very, very late by the time they finished eating.

Luo Qingmeng sighed heavily. Qiu Shuxue said, “Then come back early tomorrow. You don’t have a night shift, right? You can just go to sleep after you’re done tomorrow.”

“Who said I want to sleep with you?” Luo Qingmeng felt that her stamina had also improved. In the past, when Qiu Shuxue played with her like this, she would always be so tired that she felt like she was going to die. Now, no matter what Qiu Shuxue did, she could handle it.

The takeout wouldn’t arrive for another forty minutes. Luo Qingmeng fell onto the sofa, draped her nightgown over her waist and legs to cover her body, and planned to wear it when she ate the barbecue. She lay on her side and said to Qiu Shuxue, “I’m going to take a nap. Wake me up when it arrives.”

Qiu Shuxue turned on the TV and put on Doraemon. She turned the volume to the lowest setting. She turned her head to look at Luo Qingmeng. Luo Qingmeng’s eyes were closed. She was so exhausted, and the anime was so hypnotic that she fell asleep quickly.

Qiu Shuxue leaned over and kissed her swollen, thin lips.

Luo Qingmeng didn’t resist.

The lips in her sleep were hard. She wouldn’t open her mouth, and the outside of her lips were dry. The sweetness had decreased.

But Qiu Shuxue just wanted to kiss them.

The nightgown only covered her waist and legs. Her arms and chest were covered in crimson marks. Qiu Shuxue lay on her side and looked at her, then covered the marks with her lips and kissed them.

It was very addictive, very sweet, and she wanted to chew her to pieces.

Luo Qingmeng’s breathing got heavier. She kissed her harder, and Luo Qingmeng let out a moan. When the takeout arrived, Qiu Shuxue planned to wake her up in her own way.

Forty minutes passed, and the delivery person arrived on time. Qiu Shuxue told him to hang it on the doorknob. After the delivery person left, she went out to get it.

The barbecue was all wrapped in foil and was still very hot to the touch.

She got on the sofa, flipped Luo Qingmeng over, and started kissing her, kissing her until she woke up. Luo Qingmeng lowered her head and mumbled in a daze. Her eyes couldn’t focus. She bit her lower lip and called her name, “Qiu Shuxue…”

Qiu Shuxue replied incoherently, “Mhm? What is it?”

“You have to brush your teeth after you eat barbecue.”

Qiu Shuxue kissed her lips again. “You have to brush yours too.”

“You, you just ate me.”

Luo Qingmeng obediently hummed. In just forty minutes, she was completely dazed. She got up to rinse her mouth without putting on the nightgown that was draped over her waist.

Afraid that she would be too awake, she didn’t wash her face. Luo Qingmeng put on the nightgown and ate the barbecue. This dazed state lasted for a long time. She didn’t talk to Qiu Shuxue fiercely. Her eyes were always on Doraemon.

At this time, their war seemed to have stopped. It was as if this was their mode of interaction when they weren’t fighting. Quiet, harmonious. They could lean against each other and sweetly eat barbecue and watch TV.

Qiu Shuxue said, “Sister, you like watching cartoons?”

She had been playing from her TV’s viewing history. Luo Qingmeng would watch and eat while cooking for herself. She didn’t watch these cartoons when she was a child.

“Mhm.”

When she was a child, Luo Qingmeng heard others talk about this cartoon. She always thought that Nobita was very cute and excellent, which was why he got Doraemon. That’s why she didn’t have such a robot.

Now, she didn’t believe in robots anymore, but looking back, she actually liked the character of Gian more.

Gian had a bunch of flaws and always bullied people, but he was always the first to rush forward when his friends were in trouble. He wouldn’t run away, he wouldn’t back down, and he would stand up for and protect his friends.

And from his views on relationships, he seemed to be a henpecked husband who was very gentle with the girls he liked.

Luo Qingmeng thought, Maybe I just like that he’s protective.

She asked Qiu Shuxue, “Did you watch it when you were a child?”

Qiu Shuxue said, “My nanny’s son looked a lot like Nobita. I would think about when Doraemon would kill him every day.”

Luo Qingmeng thought again, So she wasn’t just being a victim. Qiu Shuxue really had a bad life. Unfortunately, the blue robot cat wouldn’t kill anyone.

The two people who did and didn’t watch it both had bad lives.

They ordered too much barbecue, and there were a lot of skewers left. The main reason was that Luo Qingmeng had eaten a lot that night and couldn’t eat anymore. Luo Qingmeng said, “It’s okay. Leave it. I’ll make rice balls with it tomorrow.”

The rice that the restaurant gave them would come in handy.

The two of them brushed their teeth and quickly washed up. They got into bed and fell asleep quickly.

The next morning, Luo Qingmeng woke up naturally. Luo Qingmeng got up first and went to the kitchen. She put the two bowls of rice from yesterday into the rice cooker, added some extra ingredients, and various seasonings. She mixed it well and chose to cook it for five minutes.

Qiu Shuxue smelled the aroma as she was brushing her teeth.

Her taste buds were awakened. The stomach that wasn’t usually hungry in the morning felt like it had a hole in it. Now, she was extremely hungry.

After brushing her teeth, Qiu Shuxue helped hang the clothes. Luo Qingmeng went to the kitchen and got a thermal lunch box and a disposable one.

She put a layer of rice at the bottom and a layer of the meat skewers she had taken off the skewers. She covered it with the remaining rice. As she was about to put the lid on, she saw that she had some time, so she fried two eggs and put them on top. Finally, she sprinkled sesame seeds on them.

The two of them had stayed up late, but they worked well together. They were both energetic in the morning and not tired. Qiu Shuxue drove Luo Qingmeng to the bookstore. Luo Qingmeng didn’t have to take the subway and saved more than twenty minutes. When she got to the bookstore, Luo Qingmeng handed the thermal lunch box to Qiu Shuxue.

Qiu Shuxue looked at her in confusion. Luo Qingmeng said, “I’ll eat mine as soon as I get upstairs. Your company is far. You can use this. This is the only time. I won’t give it to you again.”

The lunch box was a Cinnamoroll one, warm blue, gentle, and cute.

Qiu Shuxue nodded and took it.

She watched Luo Qingmeng walk into the mall until she couldn’t see her anymore before she drove away. At the company, she sat at her desk and carefully opened the outer lid. Xiao Ninghe sat down and smelled the aroma immediately.

Xiao Ninghe’s stomach immediately started to growl. She tilted her head to look at her. “Where did you buy that? A new restaurant?”

There was a matching white spoon inside. Before Luo Qingmeng packed it for her, she had not only washed it very clean, but also wiped away all the watermarks.

Qiu Shuxue used the spoon to scoop up the rice from the edge and put it in her mouth. The heat scalded her tongue. Luo Qingmeng’s portion was probably cold by now. There were tender peas inside. The meat skewers from yesterday were steamed directly with the rice, and the meat was very tender. The peas had juice, and the meat skewers were delicious.

The rice was seasoned well. The fried eggs were delicious with the rice or on their own. Everything came together perfectly.

Qiu Shuxue chewed many times. She said to Xiao Ninghe, “In all my life, no one has ever prepared a meal for me. For a while, I was very envious of students from poor families. They would bring their own food to save money on meals. Sometimes, it was just shredded radish, but the shredded radish after autumn would have a sweet taste, and it was delicious even when eaten cold.”

“…Uh, is it that exaggerated?”

For people who had never been loved, any insignificant, subtle act of love was a huge deal.

“Your sister made it for you?” Xiao Ninghe asked. She suddenly felt scared. “Qiu Shuxue, you weren’t tricked by some boy, were you? No, a girl? No… who is this sister? You better not be fooled by this cheap meal that was made casually.”

“No, I’m the one who’s tricking her into giving me food.”

In the next few days, Luo Qingmeng really got busy. The boss took her out to dinner and introduced her to a few people in management. She thought she had to look more capable, so she bought a few more sets of clothes.

She had to treat them to dinner since she was asking for something from them. With all the things she had to do, her expenses went up by more than 2,000 yuan in just a few days. She came home very late every day.

A few times in between, she wanted to back out. She never told anyone what she was doing. The only one who encouraged her was the store manager. But she was always skeptical of the store manager’s promises.

Every time she wanted to back down, she didn’t get any positive feedback or encouragement, which made her feel very depressed and confused.

She was always out early and back late. In the mornings, she would give her lunch box to Qiu Shuxue. Qiu Shuxue would wait until very late to return her lunch box and would ask her where she had been. She wouldn’t say, and the two of them would start their entanglement. Her thoughts went crazy. Sometimes, on the way back at night, she would wonder, Will I be torn apart today?

Luo Qingmeng had a good, and also a very bad, habit.

She liked to reflect on herself. Why, when she was doing something important, would Qiu Shuxue go crazy and pester her, and she wouldn’t resist or explain?

Her mind was enjoying Qiu Shuxue’s anger for her. She liked the way Qiu Shuxue used this method to satisfy her need to be loved. Her body was also addicted to the feeling of being “stolen,” of being caught and questioned. The thrilling interrogation was full of danger, and she could reach the peak every time in her enjoyment.

If Qiu Shuxue loved her, she would show her love to the fullest when she was anxious for her, loving her to the peak.

If she didn’t love her, she would still have to cling to her, understand her, and she had already pushed herself to the peak before she even loved her.

A person is only at their smartest when they are turning bad.

When Luo Qingmeng was enjoying herself, she would feel very smart. When the nightly entanglement stopped and the day came, Luo Qingmeng felt like this wasn’t okay. She was going to die.

This went on for a whole week.

A week later, after Luo Qingmeng finished her business at Xingzhou Plaza, she made an appointment with Xiao Tang to go look at houses in her area.

Xingzhou Plaza was in the south, and her workplace was in the north. She asked Xiao Tang to send her her location.

After comparing them, she saw that Xiao Tang was very close to Xingzhou Plaza, much closer than her current apartment near the sports center. The two of them were free on Saturday. Luo Qingmeng went directly to look at the houses after she finished her work. Once she decided on a price, she would go find Li An and ask for the money, even if she had to throw a fit.

She would definitely thank Xiao Tang for helping her. She originally thought about treating her to dinner, but she was going to move next month, and there would be a bunch of other expenses. She didn’t have much money left. There were also a lot of good things in her rental apartment that she couldn’t take with her. She packed a bunch of frozen food from the fridge and sent a picture to Xiao Tang, asking if she could cook.

Xiao Tang: No. I love ordering takeout. I’m lazy.

Luo Qingmeng put the food back. Xiao Tang sent another message: It’s all seafood, right? I can borrow my friend’s pot. Sister Meng, you don’t mind cooking, do you?

This answer was unexpected for Luo Qingmeng. She could have just given it to Xiao Tang. Cooking was so much trouble. She replied: [It’s not defrosted. The taste won’t be good.

Xiao Tang: I’m not picky. I’ll go buy some hot pot seasoning! I’ll just throw it in and cook it. Do you need any other vegetables?

Since she had said that, Luo Qingmeng couldn’t refuse. Xiao Tang: It’s been so long since I’ve eaten my mom’s cooking. Wuwuwu. I really miss home-style food.

Luo Qingmeng frowned very tightly at the word “mom.” Had she been with Qiu Shuxue for too long? She would habitually frown whenever she saw the word “mom.”

Just using hot pot seasoning wouldn’t give it a home-style taste. She was also soft-hearted. She typed back: If you really want a home-style taste, go buy some pork ribs. Don’t buy too much. One is more than enough for three people. Then buy some ginger and green onions. I’ll prepare the dry ingredients and bring them over so you can taste it better.

“Oh right, have the butcher chop the ribs up for you.”

Xiao Tang: Sister, you’re my real sister. I’m going now. Sister, if you live here in the future, let’s be friends. Seriously. I’ve wanted to be friends with you for a long time, but you’re always so close to Chen Xin.

Luo Qingmeng thought, Am I that charming?

Or is she just trying to get me to cook for her?

Luo Qingmeng replied: Stop sweet-talking me. I’ll go prepare. You’ll have to help me look at houses later. Do you have any studio apartments there?

Xiao Tang: I’ll go ask around now. I’ll use all my connections. Just wait. I’ll ask on Douyin and Xiaohongshu for you too.

Luo Qingmeng got up to pack her things. She thought about where Xiao Tang was from. She seemed to be from the same province as her, but she could handle spicy food.

She still had star anise, cinnamon, and peppercorns at home. She put them in a small sealed plastic bag and put it in her bag. She packed the frozen food and carried it.

She confidently closed the door as she left. This time, as she passed by Qiu Shuxue’s room, she was extra careful. She was so sneaky, like she was going out to “steal.” She thought about it carefully. It was very different from the “stealing” she had done before in a certain sense.

The door opened. Qiu Shuxue looked at her. Luo Qingmeng’s sneaky appearance was very suspicious. Without saying a word, she glanced at her hands.

…Who is she making food for? Sister?

Qiu Shuxue stood behind her the whole time.

Luo Qingmeng ran away the whole way down. Her heart was beating wildly. She didn’t feel it when she left, but when she passed by the door, why was she afraid and worried? Now that Qiu Shuxue knew she was going to cook for someone else, she even felt a little like backing out…

Here I am. Something came up. Sorry.

My darlings who stayed up late, hurry and eat and go to sleep.